Analysts are expecting Expedia (EXPE) to report a sharp drop in earnings, while revenue should be up 21%, according to consensus estimates from Thomson Reuters.

abrod520$EXPE often ignored, passed over in favor of $PCLN, a beat should bring good upside but a miss shouldn't bring much downside. Only up 4% ytd

Priceline (PCLN) shares were also riding TripAdvisor's coattails Thursday, gaining 2% to $910. That puts Priceline ahead of Google (GOOG) in the race to reach $1,000 a share. Google was down 1.5% to $890 a share.

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